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PEPTOC
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PEPTOC
March 2022-present
Peptoc is a public art project co-created by artists Jessica Martin, Asherah Weiss, and the students of West Side Elementary in Healdsburg, CA. The project consists of student-made motivational flyers, and a hotline with pre-recorded pep talks and life advice from kids aged 5-12.
Within two days of going live, the project went viral. Within ten days, the hotline was receiving 60,000 calls an hour, with more than 4 million calls in three weeks.
World media has covered the project, and these children's voices and messages have brought joy and inspiration to to millions.
Hotline numbers:
707-8PEPTOC or 707-998-8410
instagram: @peptockids
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SOME OF OUR PRESS:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/us/peptoc-hotline.html
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/06/1084800784/peptoc-hotline-kindergarteners
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/health/peptoc-hotline-california-students-wellness/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/11/kids-pep-talk-hotline-peptoc
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kindergarten-pep-talk-hotline-peptoc-helpline-steve-hartman/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/03/11/peptoc-hotline-school-jessica-martin/
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/pep-talk-kindergartners-share-encouragement-joy-viral-hotline-83315079
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/benefield-need-an-immediate-pick-me-up-call-this-number/
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